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November, 9

Floyd's Waters sings with veterans

Roger Waters honoured wounded veterans in New York by performing with them at the annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit event.

The founding member of Pink Floyd took to the stage of the Beacon Theatre with 14 wounded soldiers he had met at the Walter Reed Army Medical Centre in Washington DC. He rehearsed with them at the hospital and for the past few days in New York.

Before the show Waters chatted with veterans and called the experience "fantastic". He said he was "looking forward to pulling for the rest of these guys with their comrades" during the healing process.

Waters performed three songs with the veterans, including the Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here.

The show was in aid of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which helps returning veterans and their families.